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For several months, a fifty-year-old from Tourouvre-au-Perche (Orne) exchanged unequivocal messages via Facebook with a 13-year-old girl. But behind the profile of the teenager was a child protection association specializing in the fight against online child crime. The man was given a one-year suspended prison sentence.
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For several months, a fifty-year-old from Tourouvre-au-Perche exchanged unequivocal messages via Facebook and Messenger with a 13-year-old girl. He was sentenced this Thursday, February 12, 2026 in Alençon (Orne) to one year in prison, suspended. | AFP
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On sera dans des hôtels. Je pourrai enfin t’embrasser. Je suis pressé de venir te voir. Tu vas aimer, je te promets.
Il était persuadé de s’adresser à une mineure de 13 ans.
Pendant plusieurs mois, entre avril et novembre 2024, un homme de 58 ans de Tourouvre-au-Perche (Orne) a échangé avec elle des dizaines de messages sans équivoque via Facebook et Messenger. Mais derrière le profil de l’adolescente se dissimulait en fait un fin limier de Truly, une association de protection de l’enfance spécialisée dans la lutte contre la pédocriminalité en ligne qui est…
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date: 2026-02-12 18:37:00